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Home My WebLink About20110829IIPA to IPC 45-48.pdfLAW OFFICES OF W. MARCUS W. NYE RANDALL C. BUDGE JOHN A. BAILEY, JR. JOHN R. GOODELL JOHN B. INGELSTROM DANIEL C. GREEN BRENT O. ROCHE KIRK B. HADLEY FRED J. LEWIS ERIC L. OLSEN CONRAD J. AIKEN RICHARD A. HEARN, M.D. LANE V. ERICKSON FREDERICK J. HAHN, III PATRICK N. GEORGE SCOTT J. SMITH DAVID E. ALEXANDER JOSHUA D. JOHNSON STEPHEN J. MUHONEN CANDICE M. MCHUGH CAROL TIPPI VOLYN JONATHON S. BYINGTON JONATHAN M. VOLYN BRENT L. WHITING DAVE BAGLEY THOMAS J. BUDGE JASON E. FLAIG FERRELL S. RYAN, III AARON A. CRARY JOHN J. BULGER BRETT R CAHOON RACINE OLSON NYE BUDGE Be BAILEY CHARTERED BOISE OFFICE 101 SOUTH CAPITOL BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 BOISE, IDAHO 83702 TELEPHONE: (208) 395.0011 FACSIMILE: (208) 433-0167 201 EAST CENTER STREET POST OFFICE BOX 1391 POCATELLO, IDAHO 83204-1391 TELEPHONE (208) 232.6101 FACSIMILE (208) 232-6109 ww.racinelaw.net IDAHO FALLS OFFICE 477 SHOUP AVENUE SUITE 107 POST OFFICE BOX 50&98 IDAHO FALLS, ID 83405TELEPHONE: (208) 528-6101 FACSIMILE: (208) 528'6'09 ALL OFFICES TOLL FREE (877) 232-81 0 I SENDER'S E-MAIL ADDRESS:eloCêracinelaw.net LOUIS F. RACINE (1917-2005)WILLIAM D. OLSON, OF COUNSEL August 26, 20 II r-i:.-- Re: Case No. IPC-E-II-08 ~CûN1. ~ eeNc. ;;:im(':nJean D. Jewell, Secretar Idaho Public Utilities Commission PO Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 rri ;:J Dear Ms. Jewell: Enclosed for filing in the captioned matter, please find the original and thee copies of Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc. 's Fifh Data Request To Idaho Power Company. ELO:rg Enclosures cc: Servce List Eric L. Olsen ISB# 4811 RACINE, OLSON, NYE, BUDGE & BAILEY, CHARTERED P.O. Box 1391; 201 E. Center Pocatello, Idaho 83204-1391 Telephone: (208) 232-6101 Fax: (208) 232-6109 RÇCt:J\/r:r~,.-\ to.f L... J ~' i~_." k) tOl! AUG 29 AM 8: 25 Attorneys for the Idaho Irrigation Pumpers Association, Inc. BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION) OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ITS CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE OF IDAHO ) CASE NO. IPC-E-11-08 ) ) IDAHO IRRGATION PUMPERS ) ASSOCIATION, INC.'S FIFTH ) DATA REQUEST TO IDAHO POWER ) COMPANY ) 45. In response to IIPA Request 3, the Company provided weather normalized, monthy billng determinant data for the Residential customers. It is our understading that Residential test year biling determinant data for 20 II provided on Exhibit 29, page i is weather normalized as well. Please answer the following: a. What, ifany, differences exist between the weather normalization of the 20 i 0 data provided in IIP A Response 3 and those used for the Exhibit 29 data? b. Assumng that the 20 i 0 data in IIP A Response 3 was premised upon actu 20 i 0 usage and then weather normalized, what was the source of the base data for the Exhibit 29 information? Did the Company star with 2010 data (normalized or actual) and then make adjustments for 2011 or did the Company star with some other basis and build this data from the ground up? c. The monthly "Min Bil" data is the same between the 2010 data in IIPA Response 3 and Exhibit 29. Please explain why. d. As expected, the number of monthy "Bils" increases each month in the Exhibit 29 data over that found for 20 i 0 in the IIP A Response 3 data. For example the Janua data increased 3,134, the June data only increased IDAHO IRRGATION PUMPERS ASSOCIATION, INC.'S FIFTH DATA REQUEST TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY i 2,987, and the December data increased 4,664. Please explain how these values are derived for 2011 such that the monthly increase is different each month. e. Generally, the amount of "Total kWh" increases each month in the Exhbit 29 data over the "NORM kWh" data found for 2010 in the IIP A Response 3 data. For example the total Januar kWh data increased 0.88%, the Februar kWh data increased 2.08%, and the September kWh data increased 8.58%. If both sets of data are weather normalized, why are there such vast differences in the percentage increase in the varous months? f. In a maner similar to "e" above, why is the "Total kWh" data for May 2011 in Exhibit 29, less than the May 2010 data in IIP A Response 3 by 0.61%? g. Please explain the calculation/methodology used in the development of the usage figures for the varous rate blocks such that for the Januar 2011 data the increase in all six usage blocks listed is the same 0.88% over the same six usage blocks for the Janua 2010 data. 46. In response to IIPA Request 3, the Company provided weather normalized, monthly biling determinant data for the Irrigation customers. It is our understading that Irrgation test year biling determinant data for 2011 provided on Exhibit 29, page 1 is weather normalized as well. Please answer the following: a. What, if any, differences exist between the weather normalization of the 2010 data provided in IIPA Response 3 and those used for the Exhibit 29 data? b. Assuming that the 2010 data in IIPA Response 3 was premised upon actual 2010 usage and then weather normalized, what was the source of the base data for the Exhbit 29 information? Did the Company sta with 2010 data (normalized or actu) and then make adjustments for 2011 or did the Company star with some other basis and build this data from the ground up? c. Please explain why the number of "In Bils" and "Out-Bils" increased for the test year data in Exhbit 29, compared to either the normalized data for 2010 in the Response to IIP A Request 3 or the actual data for 2010 in the Response to DOE 3-20. d. Please explain why the tota Irrgation usage (kWh) decreased for the test year data in Exhibit 29, compared to the normalized data for 2010 in the Response to IIP A Request 3. IDAHO IRRGATION PUMPERS ASSOCIATION, INC.'S FIFTH DATA REQUEST TO IDAHO POWER COMPAN 2 e. Please explain the calculation/methodology used in the development of the usage figures for the two sumer energy rate blocks such that for the percentage change (from that of2010 values) is the same. f. When comparng the Irrgation energy usage by block in the sumer months in Exhibit 29 with the normalized energy blocks for 2010 in the Response to IIIPA Request 3, there is a wide range of change between each month. For example, compared to normalized 2010 data, the June usage increased 10.7%, while the August usage decreased 12.8%. Why are there such large fluctuations in the normalized data between similar months? 47. Please update the response to IIP A Request 3 for all rate schedules through the most recent month available. 48. Please update the response to DOE Request 3-20 for all rate schedules through the most recent month available. RACINE OLSON NYE BUDGE & BAILEY, CHARTERED IDAHO IRRGATION PUMPERS ASSOCIATION, INC.'S FIFTH DATA REQUEST TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY 3 CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 4. (p ~ day of August, 2011, I served a tre, correct and complete copy of the foregoing document, to each of the following, via the method so indicated: Jean D. Jewell, Secretar Idaho Public Utilities Commission P.O. Box 83720 472 W / Washington Street Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 jjewellCfuc.state.id. us x U.S. Mail/Postage Prepaid E-Mail Facsimile Overnight Mail Hand Delivered Lisa D.Nordstrom Donovan E. Walker Jason B. Wiliams Idaho Power Company P.O. Box 70 Boise, Idaho 83707-0072 lnordstrom(iidahopower.com dwalker(iidahopower.com jwiliams(iidahopower .com U.S. Mail/ostage Prepaid X E-Mail Facsimile Overnght Mail Hand Delivered Greg W. Said Director State Regulation Idaho Power Company P.O. Box 70 Boise, Idaho 83707-0071 gsaid(iidahpower.com U.S. Mail/Postage Prepaid X E-Mail Facsimile Overnght Mail Hand Delivered Brad M. 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Davidson Holland & Har, LLP 6800 S. Fiddlers Green Circle, Ste. 500 Greenwood Vilage, CO 80111 myork(ßhollandhar.com tnelsoncqollandhar.com madavidson(ßhollandhar.com U.S. MaillPostage Prepaid X E-Mail Facsimile Overnight Mail Hand Delivered u.S. MaillPostage Prepaid X E-Mail Facsimile Overnight Mail Hand Delivered u.S. Mail/Postage Prepaid X E-Mail Facsimile Overnight Mail Hand Delivered U.S. MaillPostage Prepaid X E-Mail Facsimile Overnight Mail Hand Delivered u.S. MaillPostage Prepaid X E-Mail Facsimile Overnght Mail Hand Delivered IDAHO IRRGATION PUMPERS ASSOCIATION, INC.'S FIFTH DATA REQUEST TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY 5 John R. Hamond, Jr. Batt Fisher Pusch & Alderman, LLP U.S. Ban Plaza, 5th Floor 101 S. Capitol Boulevard, Suite 500 P.O. Box 1308 Boise, Idaho 83701 jrh(ßbattfisher.com U.S. MaillPostage Prepaid X E-Mail Facsimile Overnight Mail Hand Delivered IDAHO IRRGATION PUMPERS ASSOCIATION, INC.'S FIFTH DATA REQUEST TO IDAHO POWER COMPANY 6